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 54 limited differences are often more important in theory (as well as in practical applications) than all the general resemblances. Assuming that the British islands form such a natural district, we shall be able to present a satisfactory general table or section of the series of strata which here compose the crust of the globe, placed in the order of their succession downwards, from the surface of the most recent aqueous deposits.